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13 Comments

Wyatt

Sigh. Leave it to a women’s fashion magazine to provide facepalm after facepalm of ignorant and illogical opinion.

August 31, 2010 at 6:08pm

L.

In fairness to Salon.com, the second piece was first published in their “web 2.0” readers’ blog bit.

In fairness to everyone else, Salon.com has been going down the drain for a fair while now. Short of getting my weekly fix of Tom Tomorrow, I certainly don’t feel any need to visit anymore.

August 31, 2010 at 6:08pm

ktbisl32

Actually, the first article about the Halloween costume is pretty well written and is more about addressing the idea of outsider than a perspective on sexuality or cross dressing.

August 31, 2010 at 10:08pm

whiz

@Wyatt: Cute. Not a single whiff of sexism in that comment. Male centered and directed fashion magazines are just as vapid and shallow. Instead- why not comment on the shallowness of such frivolous bullshit as ‘hip new hairstyles’ and what fucking floral print is in or what polka dotted crap is out, etc.

August 31, 2010 at 10:08pm

ktbisl32

Did anyone read any of these articles? Seriously? The second is written by a lesbian woman and the article details how her son keeps forgetting he’s coming out to her, but she doesn’t really care either way. How is this an example of bigotry?

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Jon

@ktbisl32: Thanks for being the voice of reason and actually reading these articles. People should really get the facts first before opening their big mouths.

September 1, 2010 at 12:09am

Jeffree

@Whiz : It’s not a fashion magazine– “salon” in this sense refers to a literary salon. Think of Gertrude Stein hosting readings and discussions of literature & art & politics at her apartment in Paris.
(Hi Jason!)

September 1, 2010 at 12:09am

John

The second article is problematic. How can a brain damaged 16 year-old kid consent to allow his mother to post such intimate details on his recovery/personal life?

I find it disgusting.

September 1, 2010 at 2:09am

whiz

@Jeffree: Der. Wyatt referred to it as one first. Try to keep up, buddy.

September 1, 2010 at 12:09pm

Jeffree

@Whiz: Sorry — you’re right. My post should have been directed at Wyatt.

September 1, 2010 at 10:09pm

Chris

Those were both fantastic pieces on the inner workings of these two people’s minds.

Both extremely poignant, with tough mixtures of happy and sad.

September 5, 2010 at 5:09pm

Andy

Jesus Christ, are the QUEERTY editors incapable of basic reading comprehension? Have they been hit by a minivan?